Patek Philippe - Is it true what they say to me about the 5167A?

Is it true what they say to me about the 5167A?

Hi eveybody,
I have been receiving PMs from people from the forum complaining about 2 main problems with the 5167A. First, people have told me that even though the 324 movement may be accurate, some consumers have had to get the watch back to the store for 3 consecutive times because of mechanism mulfunction. Second main complaint, stainless steel being too soft and therefore " a scratches magnet",
someone told me that it is so much softer than the stainless steel of the Rolexes... I'd appreciate very much your kind opinions as I am willing to purchase this watch so much, and I have been raising the cash for a long while...last thing I need now is to make of all this dream a terrrible mistake. Please let me know your kind opinions.
Thanks again.

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By: galt : November 15th, 2012-17:56

Yes and yes. Definite scratch magnet. AND, I have had my 5167 in for service twice due to the date not changing correctly. Hard to excuse on what is supposed to be one of the finely made movements around...very poor... On the bright side..love how the wat...

No problems, on my wrist as I write this.

By: dr.kol : November 15th, 2012-19:16

People seem to buy quite well the claims of different steels... and Rolex is selling their ideas well. I have pretty many watches and according to my experience there are no major differences between the steel of Rolex, Patek, VC, Breguet, Cartier, JLC, A...

No & Yes

By: JamesWirral : November 15th, 2012-20:28

Esp on my daily beater 5711/1A, due to its angulated bezel design. But, need to qualify that I am not a very careful person with watches! No problem with the 324 movement during my 2.5 yrs ownership!

love my 5167

By: timlua : November 15th, 2012-23:08

I love my 5167, so much so I bought his new brother the 5164. Love the dial, how it changes color in certain light, love the size as well. Very comfy and light with a pretty good presence. deployant is very good also. scratch magnet? maybe, but not as bad...

I've got two PPs with 324 movement, both flawless. Runs super smoothly. And...

By: Puffy : November 16th, 2012-03:25

any case is prone to scratches, especially polished surfaces. Take for example the Rolex Daytona.. good grief

Not sure what you meant by accuracy issue of the 324

By: Greenwatch : November 16th, 2012-06:53

I have a 324 movement in my 5711 for almost a year, said movement being similar to the 5167. I never seem to notice any time accuracy issue. However, I have watch winders for both my 5711 and my 5205, which I run simultaneously. For several months, I noti...

Yes

By: le_chef : November 17th, 2012-10:14

You will get scratches - if you wear any watch you will get scratches. Mine has got a large gouge in the bezel that was inflicted by me when putting a bag in the overhead storage bin on a flight. Who cares? I don't pamper my watches as they're meant to be...

Words of Love and wisdom. +++ 1. [nt]

By: amanico : November 17th, 2012-10:23

+1 ^^^^^ what he said plus...

By: enjoythemusic : November 18th, 2012-03:39

...plus PP can always service the timepiece back to brand new condition.